Alter do Chao, Brazil is a sleepy little resort town in the Amazon delta. It is a lovely place and locals visit here for a relaxing day at the beach. Our ship tendered us to the dock and we walked the streets of the village and explored the shops in square. There were no tours at this port, and the Portuguese language presented a challenge - not much English is spoken here! Local artists and vendors sold their works and musicians entertained us with sultry Brazilian music. The weather gave us a few scattered showers which caused the humidity to skyrocket, but in all we enjoyed the day. As we walked around the village we couldn’t help but photograph the little children. They are very poor but enjoy having their pictures taken and looking at themselves on the camera screen. We bought a package of cookies at the local shop and gave it to the kids. They enjoyed the treat, especially the baby!
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